Dad, this seems to be the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 126 Handling Fee

Sun Chunming and about a hundred people, headed by Song Yasi, booked the entire second floor of Fengle Building, serving as an apology for them. The delicacies of mountains and seas are naturally sent up like flowing water, and there is naturally a complete range of food, drink and entertainment.

"Brothers, I know that you all have a conscience. The incident happened suddenly and I was wronged. I'm here to offer you a toast and make amends to you."

The crowd didn't dare not lose face. Another group of more than 100 people had just been spanked in front of them. The beatings were bloody and bloody. Besides, there were dozens of others who were still locked in the prison and had not been released. Yes, according to Sun Chunming, he should be convicted, he should be exiled, and he should be beheaded.

Everyone realized that this new envoy Sun Zhi was a genuinely ruthless character.

Song Yasi, who was still relatively face-saving, came out to speak on behalf of everyone: "We all understand what Mr. Sun means. We are in the game, and we have indeed done some things that are in the same boat, but we have nothing to do. Wives, children, and children also have to support the family, and the imperial court does not give salary, so do we... If Lord Sun can find a way to solve this problem, ask the imperial court for a salary, and don't ask to be rich, at least let us have a relatively good one We promise that from now on, Master Sun will follow the lead, but if we don't want to pay this salary... well, we have no choice."

Sun Chunming said with a smile: "There must be no salary, and I won't let the court ask for it, so you should die with this kind of heart."

"Ah? This..."

The one with a more impatient temper was already shouting: "Commissioner Sun, do you want the brothers to wash their hands and feet without giving them money so that they can drink the northwest wind to feed their families?"

Sun Chunming was not annoyed, but just said lightly: "Don't worry, since I dared to touch this area, I naturally made a plan. Even if the officials are not short of hungry soldiers, it is impossible for the Kaifeng government to point at you to carry forward your style and starve to death." Small, it’s just how to pay the money, but it can’t simply increase the salary.”

When he said this, Sun Chunming didn't blush or breathe, but in fact he was a little vain in his heart. The official system of the Song Dynasty was the most malignant tumor in the Song Dynasty. One exception was all useless, and Sun Chunming didn't know if his method would work.

The problem of the official system in the Song Dynasty was not just about feeding the common people. The state level was relatively fine. Down to the county and township levels, it was basically this group of officials who were in charge. The general chief officials were just empty shells, and there were even some. That's awesome, the county magistrate has to give gifts to the escort, and there are even worse things. For example, the Song Jiang Song escort in the Water Margin, although it is fictional, is still a bit of a camp. Sometimes these people occupy mountains as a King, as long as we raise the rebel flag openly, there is really nothing we can do against them.

It's not that the Northern Song court never thought about sending money. In fact, the Northern Song court was the richest court in the feudal dynasties of all dynasties. It even issued 37-percent "houlu" to senior subordinates such as Kong Mu officials during the Shenzong period. You must know that the salary of the magistrate of the county is only [-] guan (not counting the "bonuses" such as rice silk granted by the court), and Xining's annual salary was more than [-] guan in eight years, and it has increased year by year.But in fact, shit is useless.

The reason for this is that there are many very complicated reasons besides the layers of deduction by officials, but the root cause is that the distance between the imperial court and the subordinate staff is too far, and the work of the subordinate staff is too complicated. It is impossible to analyze the specific situation in detail, and more fundamentally, the local government has no money, the power of the magistrate is too small, everything is consulted with the central government, and the work of the central government cannot be specific to a township or a county, so this is actually a strong branch and a weak branch. pot.

If Sun Chunming only wanted to solve the problem of subordinate officials in Kaifeng, it would be relatively simple. Under the emperor's feet, these subordinate officials are really nothing. As long as they apply for their wages and then strictly supervise them, they will naturally not be afraid of them. For woe.

But as a dignified time traveler, if the first fire that the new official took office was that simple, wouldn't he be laughed at by Sun Yue?If we want to do it, we have to use a method that can be used as a pilot to promote the whole country, and let Zhao Kuangyin and all the bigwigs of the imperial court see what it means to be truly unparalleled in the country.

"I thought of a way, and I plan to try it in Kaifeng City first. If it works, the whole country can use it as a basis for doing things in the future. The second king has already agreed to this."

"I don't know what kind of wonderful method your lord came up with?"

"It's not wonderful, three words, just a handling fee."

"Handling fee?"

"Yes, I plan to add a handling fee on top of the tax, which will be drawn up by the state government or even the county government, and then distributed to the subordinates of each government as salary. Let me give you the simplest example, for example, Hurry up and grab the bets. In addition to hard labor, you have to confiscate the betting money, and you have to collect their fines. We can separate this money from taxes, and don’t turn it over to the transfer envoys. Half of it will be reserved for the brothers on the front line. The head of the capital decided to divide the money, and the other half was taken back by the Yamen, and the clerk was responsible for distributing it, and distributed it to those brothers who did not go to the front line in person for clerical work."

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but looked at each other.

Sun Chunming said: "To put it simply, anyone who asks you to do business must give you some money. Not to mention, even with such a hard background behind me, I have paid nearly [-] yuan to open this Fengle building. It's okay, whether it's a lawsuit or a marriage certificate, the minimum charge is ten or twenty, and some even charge two to drive people to death, right, what I mean is to spend this money As a fixed number to form a system, it will not be too much, and it will not be too little. It is everyone's hard work, but at the same time, an anti-corruption department will be set up. In addition to this money, if anyone dares to be greedy again, they will be served by the court .”

Song Yasi couldn't believe it and said: "Uh...Master Sun, let me understand, do you mean...we can legally establish a name in the future?"

Sun Chunming was amused with a snort, and said with a smile: "What are you thinking? You can't legally corrupt. There is a standard for charging, and this standard is set by our second king in Kaifeng City. In the future, other The places are also set by the chief officials of the localities. The fee collection standards at the county level must be reported to the state government, and the state government will also send people to monitor and review, while the handling fees at the government level must be reported to the supervisors and transshipment envoys. In this way, we can not only adapt measures to local conditions, but also place them under the supervision of the imperial court, what do you think of this strategy?"

All the officials looked at each other in blank dismay, a little confused for a while.

The word handling fee is too new for them. Anyway, they will be able to accept bribes legally in the future, but there is a limit on the amount?Anyway, he is an official, since there are no opinions from above, let's give it a try.

Sun Chunming's set of policies is exactly the part of the country that is going all out to reform after the 21st century. However, although this set of policies is outdated or even cancerous in the 21st century, it may be considered a good policy in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In essence, the actual meaning of this policy is to take back the right to embezzle and accept bribes from the small officials to the hands of the chief officials in various places, and then distribute it. It is true that if you encounter moth officials, there is nothing you can do, but at least the officials can still have a little face. , They all read the books of sages and sages, and they were directly supervised by the court, at least much better than these petty officials. The corruption of officials in the Northern Song Dynasty was still acceptable, at least much better than that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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